FILE - The logo of Japanese mobile provider SoftBank at its shop in Tokyo, Japan, on June 14, 2018. South Korea vowed Friday, May 10, 2024, to protect its companies operating in other markets after Japanese regulators told LY Corp., which runs the popular chat app Line in a joint venture with Japan’s SoftBank, to reduce its dependence on its Korean partner, Naver. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)